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A dry cold front is passing through North Alabama right now, but as expected, there is no rain involved. At 2:00… Birmingham was at 76 degrees, but behind the front Jonesboro, Arkansas was only at 59 degrees despite a sunny sky.
No real change in our thinking for the next 7 days. Tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday will feature some fantastic fall weather with highs between 68 and 71, and early morning lows between 38 and 43. Some scattered light frost is possible across the colder valleys of North Alabama both Saturday and Sunday morning. Great football weather, needless to say. It will be hard to find a cloud in the sky all three days.
NEXT WEEK: Another dry front will move through on Tuesday, followed by the coldest air so far this season. The latest guidance now shows a high of only 58 for Birmingham on Wednesday; still looks like we will drop down into the 31 to 36 degree range by early Thursday morning with widespread front, and a freeze for the colder valleys. No chance of rain Monday through Friday.
LONG RANGE: The GFS continues to suggest the next chance of rain for Alabama will come around November 11… followed by a pop of really cold air for November around November 13-14. The 12Z run even shows a major snow event for the southern Appalachians and parts of the Atlantic coast region, including places like Gatlinburg, Asheville, Lynchburg, and Washington, D.C. Yep, this is voodoo, but there is very good model consistency (run to run), and I continue to believe the month of November will be pretty cold for much of the nation, including the Deep South. It will be very interesting to watch these big shots of cold air drop southward in coming weeks.
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I sure enjoyed speaking to the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club today; I saw many old friends and had a wonderful time. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow….
